| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |